2016年CRI Trade, cooperation on table as Premier Li visits Mongolia

 

The visit will be the first by a Chinese premier¹ in six years, and the first by any Chinese leader since the recent formation of Mongolia's new government.

It's intended to strengthen bilateral² relations and lead to greater cooperation between the two neighbors.

Ding Yifan is an economist³ with the Development Research Center of the Chinese State Council.

"A Chinese premier hasn't visited Mongolia for six years. But we should keep in mind that our president paid a visit to Mongolia not very long ago. The close relationship between China and Mongolia has been shown by this Premier's visit, which comes just after the formation of the new government. We can share some ideas about future development of the region with the new leaders in Mongolia."

Chinese President Xi Jinping's paid a state visit to Mongolia in 2014, during which the two sides upgrade bilateral ties to a comprehensive strategic partnership⁴.

In 2013, China proposed to build the Silk Road Economic Belt, which links China with Europe through Central and Western Asia by inland routes, and the 21st-Century Maritime⁵ Silk Road connecting China with Southeast Asia, Africa and Europe by sea.

In response, Mongolia came up with their Steppe Road plan in 2014.

With an estimated investment of 50 billion U.S. dollars, the Steppe Road project includes a 997-km highway connecting China and Russia and a 1,100-km electrified⁶ railway.

It also includes the expansion of the existing Mongolian rail system, and the construction of natural gas and oil pipelines⁷.

China's Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs Kong Xuanyou.

"During this visit, the two sides will exchange views on dovetailing the two countries' economic corridor initiatives and will try to promote more pragmatic cooperation in areas such as trade, industrial capacity, energy, finance, agriculture. A number of cooperative agreements on trade, energy, infrastructure⁸ and climate change will also be signed during the visit, which will inject more vitality⁹ into China-Mongolia ties. "

China has been Mongolia's biggest trade partner and main source of investment for many years.

Mongolia's trade with China accounts for more than 60 percent of its total foreign trade volume.

In terms of people-to-people exchanges, over 1.5 million people traveled between China and Mongolia last year, 1 million of which were Mongolians, which means about a third of its population visited China.

For CRI, I'm Min Rui.

1 premier   

adj.首要的；n.总理，首相

参考例句：

• The Irish Premier is paying an official visit to Britain.爱尔兰总理正在对英国进行正式访问。
• He requested that the premier grant him an internview.他要求那位总理接见他一次。

2 bilateral   

adj.双方的，两边的，两侧的

参考例句：

• They have been negotiating a bilateral trade deal.他们一直在商谈一项双边贸易协定。
• There was a wide gap between the views of the two statesmen on the bilateral cooperation.对双方合作的问题，两位政治家各自所持的看法差距甚大。

3 economist   

n.经济学家，经济专家，节俭的人

参考例句：

• He cast a professional economist's eyes on the problem.他以经济学行家的眼光审视这个问题。
• He's an economist who thinks he knows all the answers.他是个经济学家，自以为什么都懂。

4 partnership   

n.合作关系，伙伴关系

参考例句：

• The company has gone into partnership with Swiss Bank Corporation.这家公司已经和瑞士银行公司建立合作关系。
• Martin has taken him into general partnership in his company.马丁已让他成为公司的普通合伙人。

5 maritime   

adj.海的，海事的，航海的，近海的，沿海的

参考例句：

• Many maritime people are fishermen.许多居于海滨的人是渔夫。
• The temperature change in winter is less in maritime areas.冬季沿海的温差较小。

6 electrified   

v.使电气化( electrify的过去式和过去分词 )；使兴奋

参考例句：

• The railway line was electrified in the 1950s. 这条铁路线在20世纪50年代就实现了电气化。
• The national railway system has nearly all been electrified. 全国的铁路系统几乎全部实现了电气化。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 pipelines   

管道( pipeline的名词复数 )； 输油管道； 在考虑（或规划、准备） 中； 在酿中

参考例句：

• The oil is carried to the oil refinery by pipelines. 石油通过输油管输送到炼油厂。
• The oil carried in pipelines. 石油用管道输送。

8 infrastructure   

n.下部构造，下部组织，基础结构，基础设施

参考例句：

• We should step up the development of infrastructure for research.加强科学基础设施建设。
• We should strengthen cultural infrastructure and boost various types of popular culture.加强文化基础设施建设，发展各类群众文化。

9 vitality   

n.活力，生命力，效力

参考例句：

• He came back from his holiday bursting with vitality and good health.他度假归来之后，身强体壮，充满活力。
• He is an ambitious young man full of enthusiasm and vitality.他是个充满热情与活力的有远大抱负的青年。